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Setting Up and Using Your Computer 39
Power Management Modes
Windows Vista has three main default power management modes:
• Balanced
• Power Saver
• High Performance
Dell has added a fourth Dell-Recommended mode that sets power
management to the most typical settings for the majority of our
customers.This is the active Power Plan for all Dell shipping configurations.
To change the default settings for a plan:
1
Click
Start
and click
Control Panel
.
2
Under
Pick a category
, click
System and Maintenance
.
3
Under
System and Maintenance
, click
Power Options
.
A number of options are available on the left-hand side of the Power Options
dialog box.
Click Change Plan Settings just below any of the power plans to change
settings such as:
• Require a password on wakeup.
• Choose what power buttons do.
• Create a power plan (you can choose the settings you want and create a
custom power plan here).
• Choose when to turn off the display
• Change when the computer sleeps.
Advanced Tab
The Advanced tab allows you to set many different settings beyond the basic
ones above. If you do not know or are not sure what to set, then leave settings
at the default. To access the advanced settings:
1
Choose the
Power Plan
you want to change.
2
Click
Change Plan Settings
from just below the plan name.
3
Click
Change Advanced Power Settings
.
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